1997-08-16
Evil Empire - North America Leg 2
Previous Show:
1997-08-15 - Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD USA
Next Show:
1997-08-17 - Meadows Music Theatre Hartford, CT USA

Setlist

  • L'Internationale
  • Good evening we are Rage Against the Machine from Los Angeles California
  • 1. People Of The Sun
  • 2. Know Your Enemy
  • Yeah we getting ready to shut down the programs of Vietnow
  • 3. Vietnow
  • 4. Bombtrack
  • 5. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
    (Bruce Springsteen cover)
  • Good evening, so glad you could join us this evening. About a year ago, in this middle of this OJ Simpson hysteria, every channel, every channel, every station around the country was calling it the trial of the century. But the real trial of the century was going on right here in Pennsylvania. And it's a trial that has not yet ended. A trial was in the state of Pennsylvania, trumped up charges against a black revolutionary by the name of Mumia Abu Jamal. And the verdict has not been delievered because the jury has not yet spoken. You are the jury! You are the jury it's time to speah! Raise up your voices and speak and support the Friends and Family of Mumia Abu Jamal! Check out the information. Are you ready to testify? Are you ready to testify? Yeah. Let me see those fists up in the sky!
  • 6. Fistful Of Steel
  • 7. Tire Me
  • 8. Down Rodeo
  • 9. Darkness Of Greed
  • 10. Without A Face
  • 11. Bulls On Parade
  • Yeah this next song is called a Bullet In Your Head.
  • 12. Bullet In The Head
  • Encore Break
  • 13. Sound Of Da Police
    (KRS-One cover) Preceded by Ramona and Pam Africa speeches
    In-Song Dialogue: Alright now. On the Move! Free Mumia Abu Jamal. Free Mumia Abu Jamal. We want to thank Rage for inviting us here tonight [??] for our brother Mumia Abu Jamal. Who is sitting on death row for a murder that he didn't commit. And what we say is we gonna fight! We gonna fight to bring our brother home. Revolution, [??], rebellion, [??] our right to fight . It's wrong for an innocent man to be on death row. [??] our government to kill another freedom fighter. We want to bring our brother home. Ain't nobody, ain't nobody sitting on death row. [??] Mumia for dropping a bomb on our family [??] and we ain't gonna allow this government to kill our brother, to kill another freedom fighter [??] let them kill Mumia in our name. Our sister Pam Africa here [??] but what we saying is Mumia is innocent we can prove his innoncence. Free Mumia! Bring Mumia home where he belongs. Put the real criminals in prison. On the Move! Revolution, [??] Africa, my sister sister Pam Africa. On the Move! [Pam Africa] You're the jury! Mumia's life is in your hands. It is in your hands, and your hands. There's a movie that's a blockbuster. Mumia Abu Jamal can prove beyond reasonable doubt for anyone that don't believe. Give the documents and see for yourself. Don't allow this government to kill an innocent man in your name. [??] gonna do. Go to Blockbuster. Get the evidence. Get on the internet. Get the information. There's tables outside with information. Put a dollar in them jars and help bring Mumia Abu Jamal home. On the move! [??] this revolution. On the move! [??] We love Rage Against the Machine because Rage is revolutionaries. Rage Against the Machine is exactly that! Down with this [??] mother fucking [??] Rage Against the Machine! [Zack] Much respect to everyone that listened respectfully!
  • 14. Killing In The Name
  • 15. Freedom
  • 16. Township Rebellion
    Outro only

Show Notes

  • Ramona Africa spoke during the encore about Mumia Abu Jamal

Recordings

Source 1

Audience FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: 92 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): Unknown
  • Microphone: Core Sound Binurals
  • Lineage: Core Sound Binaural? -> Cassette
  • Added: 2020-09-26
Downloads
Notes

Acquired in February 2021 via the mighty DiGUM - huge thanks for providing me with this tape! This is a VERY rough sounding recording and is very quiet and could probably benefit from a volume / EQ adjustment. I have seen a source for this show claim that it was taped with CSBs and someone told me that there are multiple sources for this show, but I'm not sure about that. I'd love to learn more about this recording - please reach out if you have any info!

Source 2

Audience FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: Unknown
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): Unknown
  • Microphone: Core Sound Binurals
  • Lineage: Core Sound Binaurals > Sony TCD-D8
  • Added: 2020-09-26
Notes

This source apparently exists. No idea on quality.

Source 3

Audience FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: Unknown
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): Unknown
  • Microphone: Core Sound Binurals
  • Lineage: Core Sound Binaurals > Sony WM-D3
  • Added: 2020-09-26
Notes

This source apparently exists also as CSBs but recorded on a walkman. No idea on quality.

Stats

Location Stats
  • Venue:
    This is one of 1 times Rage Against The Machine played at Blockbuster Pavilion
  • City:
    This is one of 2 times Rage Against The Machine played in Camden
  • State/Province:
    This is one of 8 times Rage Against The Machine played in NJ
  • Country:
    This is one of 339 times Rage Against The Machine played in USA
Song/Album Stats
Evil Empire (6 songs)
35.3%
Not On Album (1 song)
5.9%